Destination: New Zealand

Sweet As! Our Week in the City of Sails

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1197]

Casually mention to a Kiwi that you’re spending more than a night in Auckland (or just mention that you find the city charming) and 9 out of 10 will stop what they’re doing and stare at you in anticipation of some sort of punchline. ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

and relax...

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [481]

I have been moping about for a couple of days cos had to say goodbye to everyone from the party bus, we've all gone our separate ways.  So today I treated myself to a good ol' massage, and a day in natural hot springs, 41degrees!  Proper relaxed now, ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: New Zealand

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By milou | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand Road Trip

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By jo | Photo Gallery

The Road Trip Ends

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By jo | Views [696] | Comments [1]

And it was such a good road trip.  We crammed loads into our 4 weeks in New Zealand.  I managed to parasail and paraglide in Queenstown, swim with seals in Kaikoura, abseil into gloworm caves and rockclimb out of them again after floating through them ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

swimming with dolphins

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [512] | Comments [1]

I am now in Kaikoura and today I swam with dolphins, the 2nd of the 2 things I really wanted to do in NZ (the other was a bungy).  It was, by far, the most magic experience.  I imagined I would be clinging on to the edge of a boat, shivering and wrinkly, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Us

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By back2thebackpack | Photo Gallery

a day in the life...

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By egdoster | Views [459]

up @ 7, 20-min walk down the road, checking out the fantastic post-dawn lighting work in kitchen, 8-12:30, drinking a ghetto mocha (percolated coffee--rare in NZ--w/ hot chocolate), doing dishes, polishing silverware, etc. made myself French toast ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

no USA but NZ !!!

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By milou | Views [1524] | Comments [17]

Hello everybody!! Sorry for the delay...well for the one who does not know, i could not get to USA. It was a mess total.I arrived at the airport , ready to check in and the lady told me that my passport was not valid for the USA!! I was very upset. ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: The north island

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By becci_m | Photo Gallery

PHOTOS PHOTOS!

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [416]

finally I have managed to upload some pics.  Enjoy!

Tags: People

calm before the storm

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By lauratheexplorer | Views [468] | Comments [1]

Milford Sound.  Don't bother!  It's a boat trip through glacier-created rocky mountains, which I believe is beautiful in the sunshine.  Thing is it always rains there.  Plus mammoth bus trip (5 hours each way).  That one failed to raise my heart rate ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Kylma!!!!

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By crazyfinns | Views [657]

14.4.2007 Queenstown Maisemat vaihtui aika erilaisiksi kun siirryttiin etelasaarelle. Taalla on tosi vuoristoista, saaren keskelle kaksi mannerlaattaa puskee vastakkain ja vuoret jopa viela kasvavat taalla kuulemma noin 1cm vuosivauhtia. Paa pyorii ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

New Zealand- the North Island

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By becci_m | Views [991] | Comments [3]

Hey all! thanks for the comments- keep me down with all the Enterprise gossip. So, New Zealand. We flew in on April 3rd, after never seeing the light of the 2cnd ( Time differences- very wierd). We flew into Auckland, where we went fom being a twosome ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Auckland

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By juli | Photo Gallery